Sun Run 2019: How to stay safe when training early and in the dark

Safety was the last thing on my mind when training for last year’s Vancouver Sun Run.
On the road after work on a weekday, I was surrounded by random people heading home, dog walkers, grocery shoppers, skateboarders, cyclists, motorists, bus drivers, and, of course, other runners.
Knowing nods were exchanged (maybe a euphoric double guns from someone really feeling a runner’s high).
Since I’ve started my early-morning-run routine, I’ve realized that there are 10-to-15 min